Boat Review - Farrier F22 Trailerable Trimaran

[@pjboudwin2730]

I've always been intrigued about sailing growing up around shimping and fishing boats my whole life. My uncle was supposed to teach me how to sail but before he had the chance he got what he called stuck with no wind, no gas, and no radio to call for help out in the gulf for 2 days and the CG had to bring him back in so his wife made him sale it. 😂 but I love these trailerable trihauls I'd love to own one if I knew I could get somewhere with one.

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Thanks mates. Looks a very clean and practical design. The lack of boom is that much simpler.

[@aussietaipan8700]

I have one, a carbon epoxy F22 built by Melvest Marine in 2011, never yet been in the water. The boat has a carbon mast currently being painted and carbon boom and is the center board style. Ultra light boat. Cannot wait to launch it later this year.

[@Adventure_Bum]

Enjoy!

[@nathankehoe3696]

did you want to sell it?

[@aussietaipan8700]

@@nathankehoe3696 People aske me this all the time, the answer is always NO.

[@hjl4004]

No matter what, this is a very smart boat. Standard rig does 17 kts. Racing rig does 20+ kts! And no exotic materials used like carbon fiber, just standard glas, infused under vacuum. It’s even quite comfortable considering the small size. Production is being moved to US and will re-start this year.

[@chrisgill4187]

I hope they price it better

[@hjl4004]

Chris Gill I suspect they won’t; sadly the price of a sail-ready boat will most probably go up. And they weren’t cheap to begin with. I own a full set of plans for this design Ian Farrier originally marketed for the home-builder, that’s my shot at owning one of these at a lesser cost than the factory boat will cost. But then I don’t calculate the hours needed to build it which can be anywhere between 1500-3000 hrs.

[@sailingnstuff]

I have the standard rig and I've had it up to 19kts. The racing rig is taller and has more sail area but that helps with lighter winds. I'm sure they will be doing a lot of reefing in higher wind.

[@shurppa64]

@@sailingnstuff what do these run cost wise ,,, ballpark?

[@CaptainPetrolburner]

Cool furling system for the main sail

[@rickquist3992]

One design regattas would be a hoot with those!

[@xerepapeti9642]

Hi. Is it capable of ocean crossing

[@alessandroluppi2805]

In Italia dove si può vedere dal vivo ? Ci sono rivenditori ?

[@Adventure_Bum]

Love the Farrier, but not the Price! Might stick to my Hobie Island

[@alessandroluppi2805]

Splendida

[@PP3D]

Love this trimaran but too pricey for me.

[@Adventure_Bum]

Yeah. Same

[@sailingnstuff]

Good luck getting one. Farrier died in 2017. New Zealand factory closed Dec. 2019. Supposedly sold to Daedalus Yachts in North Carolina but there is no info on Farrier website any more, no social media post.

[@SailingTipsCa]

Harden that jib leech line to get rid of that jib leech flutter!!!

[@superwag634]

"sails beautifully" and that's a review of a sailboat? Perhaps some figures would be beneficial. Pricing too. After this "review", i will head off to Google for an actual review. It will supplement this advertisement masquerading as a review nicely.

[@paulpaulsen7309]

... well, it seems this Guy was paid by words/second, ... I presume ...